Police in Merrimack have issued a warning after mysterious packages were delivered to several homes, only to be picked up later by a stranger.

Police in Merrimack have issued a warning after mysterious packages were delivered to several homes, only to be picked up later by a stranger.

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Updated: 6:00 PM EDT Sep 2, 2016

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WEBVTT DOOR, BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE PACKAGE THAT IS STRANGE. >> THESE PEOPLE, THE HOMEOWNERS ARE RECEIVING THESE PANELS FROM FED EX AND U.P.S. AND DON'T HAVE THEIR NAME ON IT, BUT THEIR ADDRESS. REPORTER: A SHORT TIME AFTER THE PACKAGE IS DELIVERED A DARK COLORED BMW DRIVES UP TO THE HOME. >> A BLACK MEAM ARRIVES AND HE ASKS FOR THE PACKAGE, THEY GIVE IT TO HIM AND HE DRIVES OFF. THE TIME PERIOD, IT WOULD ALMOST APPEAR THAT THE MALE WAS WAITING AT THAT ADDRESS AND SEEING THE DELIVERY TRUCK ARRIVE, AND THEN ARRIVE SHORTLY AFTER THEY LEAVE. REPORTER: THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED ON THURSDAY TO ONE MERRIMACK RESIDENT WHO DIDN'T WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED, WHILE WASHING HIS CAR IN HIS PARENTS' DRIVEWAY A U.P.S. TRUCK PULLED UP WITH A DELIVERY. >> HE GAVE ME A PACKAGE, I THOUGHT IT WAS MINE, SO I OPENED IT, IT WAS A CREDIT CARD, IT WASN'T WHAT I WAS EXPECTING SO I LOOKED AT THE NAME AND IT WASN'T MY NAME, BUT IT WAS ADDRESSED TO MY ADDRESS. REPORTER: THINKING IT WAS JUST A MISTAKE, HE DISMISSED THE PACKAGE. >> ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, SOMEONE SHOWED UP, THEY PULLED UP THE STREET, PARKED, CAM DOWN, AND THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THE PACKAGE. REPORTER: NOT THINKING MUCH, HE HANDED IT OVER TO THE MAN. >> AND THEY WERE TELLING ME HOW, OH, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED TO THIS ADDRESS ON THE STREET NOT YOURS, BUT THAT ADDRESS THEY TOLD ME DOESN'T EXIST. REPORTER: AND THAT'S WHEN HE CALLED POLICE. MERRIMACK POLICE SAY THEY HAVE HEARD OF SIMILAR STORIES BEING REPORTED IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND THEY BELIEF IT COULD BE A CRIME RING INVOLVING MULTIPLE PEOPLE. >> IT'S MOST LIKELY STOLEN CREDIT CARDS BEING USED TO PURCHASE OTHER CREDIT CARDS OR GIFT CARDS BEING DELIVERED TO UNSUSPECTING AND UNWITNESSING ADDRESSES. REPORTER: POLICE SAY IF A PACKAGE DOES SHOW UP AT YOUR DOORSTEP AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHO IT'S ADDRESSED TO, YOU SHOULD

Police believe packages sent to Merrimack homes by crime ring

Police in Merrimack have issued a warning after mysterious packages were delivered to several homes, only to be picked up later by a stranger.